Back to after infection
Argentine post-epidemics from the colonial period to the present day
Coordinators: Yolanda de Paz Trueba. Olga Echeverría. Silvana A. Gómez. Lucía Lionetti.
Chapter Authors: Diego Armus. Lucia Lionetti. Jesus Binetti. Yolanda de Paz Trueba. Lucas Andrés Masan. Lucas Bilbao. Marcelino Irianni. Jorge Troisi Melean. Silvana A. Gómez. Adriana Carlina Álvarez. María Silvia Di Liscia. Karina Ramacciotti. Daniela Testa. Olga Echeverría. Irene Molinari.
Just when it seemed that outbreaks of plagues, endemic diseases, or epidemics were a thing of the past, another virus and another pandemic arrived without warning. The sense of insecurity was fueled by the elusive presence of COVID-19, which shaped our life experiences in ways we could never have imagined, given the dizzying scientific and technological progress humanity seemed to have achieved. What perception did past societies, and our own, have of this unknown disease? Do we possess the cultural, political, and economic resources to psychologically overcome the effects of a pandemic? Do vested interests influence political responses to this human catastrophe? Challenged by this landscape of uncertainties and the situations we face, this book seeks to reflect on pandemics from a historical perspective and contribute to a re-analysis of epidemic and disease contexts in order to understand these post-pandemic scenarios.
ISBN 978-987-813-071-2
CLACSO. Faculty of Human Sciences – UNICEN.
Buenos Aires.
February 2022
